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Some Even Volunteered : The First Wolfhounds Pacify Vietnam by Alfred S. Bradford (1994, Hardcover)

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Eight months later, the Wolfhounds succeeded--destroying, in the process, an NVA unit of their own size. Alfred Bradford's sardonic voice is compelling.

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I was hooked by the unusual style and, moreso, by the unusual approach to the familiar material . . . Articulate, sensitive, and intelligent . . . an unusually readable and persuasive narrative. Robert W. Lewis North Dakota Quarterly When in 1968 an American rifle battalion known as the First Wolfhounds landed near Dau Tieng, a rest area controlled by the North Vietnamese Army, they expected to interdict the NVA supply line there within three days. Instead, the soldiers found a prohibitive network of NVA troops, headquarters, hospitals, supplies, and local support for the NVA. It seemed impossible, even for the Wolfhounds, famed for their numbers and fighting strength. In the vivid prose of a mission survivor, Some Even Volunteered chronicles these brave soldiers' daily, deadly contact with the NVA, their attempts to win the villagers' trust, and how they struggled to accept and survive their circumstances. Eight months later, the Wolfhounds succeeded--destroying, in the process, an NVA unit of their own size. Alfred Bradford's sardonic voice is compelling. This narrative is witty, sometimes hilarious, and always captivating. Bradford--now a history professor--also provides one of the most insightful discussions ever written of Vietnam's assumed position in military history. Some Even Volunteered provides a marvelous description and a succinct evaluation of the life and the achievement of the American soldier in Vietnam trying to win the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese. In a style reminiscent of Michael Herr in Dispatches but still distinctly his own, Bradford relates the story of the First Battalion of the 27th Infantry Regiment (First Wolfhounds) of the 25th Infantry Division as they pacified the district of Tri Tam. The First Battalion--which had the highest body count of any rifle battalion in Vietnam--was air-lifted into an NVA rest area south of Dau Tieng (IIId Brigade basecamp) in the district of Tri Tam on 24 October 1968. They had been ordered to interdict the NVA supply line that stretched from the Ho Chi Minh trail in Cambodia through Dau Tieng to Saigon. They were expected to complete their mission in three days, but they uncovered such an extensive network of headquarters, hospitals, supply, troop concentrations and local support that the mission was extended to a week, then to a month, and finally, to eight months. Eight months later, the Wolfhounds had succeeded. Their fire support base was assaulted three times, their Brigade base twice. They established four independent forts, ran missions throughout the Third Brigade Area of Operations, and accepted the surrender of dozens of Viet Cong and NVA. In effect, they had destroyed an NVA unit of their own size. In vivid, staccato prose, Bradford delivers a first-rate narrative. In addition, the last chapter, entitled, The Will of the People, provides the reader with one of the best discussions ever written of Vietnam's assumed position in military history.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0275947858
ISBN-13
9780275947859
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74394

Product Key Features

Author
Alfred S. Bradford
Publication Name
Some Even Volunteered : the First Wolfhounds Pacify Vietnam
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Ds558
Reviews
"In this first-hand account of the operation of the First Battalion of the 27th Infantry, Bradford weaves the tale of the First Wolfhounds as they sought to pacify the Tri Tam district in South Vietnam. General readers through faculty." Choice
Table of Content
Introduction Trained to Kill Killer College The First Wolfhounds In the Rear Out of the World The Ruff-Puffs Have A Party Dau Tieng Democracy in Action Convoy Pacification Visits to a Small Village It Takes All Kinds S-5 Chieu Hoi The Flying S-5 Little Did I Know I Lie in a Pigpen I Have a Restless Night Let the Dead Bury the Dead On the Wire Wives and Children Blue Blimps and Sweat Hogs Night Attack Dog Food The Mayor of Ben Tranh Arvns, Kit Carsons, and Murder Where's the Bathroom? Cold Feet Village Idyll New Life Protection The Rain Is Not the Same Wolfhound Lieutenants Di Cu Chi What Was It All About? Back in the World The Will of the People
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Military / General, Military / United States
Lccn
94-008344
Dewey Decimal
959.704/342
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History

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by dennimorsill0Sep 30, 2020
Some even volunteered tells a real story.
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by craigboodogNov 29, 2008
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I was in the Wolfhounds in Nam 67/68. This book tells some of what it was went on. Good read. Craig De Feyter Cco 1/27 1967-68

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